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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$42,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Master's Degree School for You

Recreation Administration is the #163 most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Recreation Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Recreation Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the recreation admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Western Kentucky University

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 74% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

About 53% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at North Carolina State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for recreation administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in recreation admin at UARK, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Women make up 78% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree recreation administration programs. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 6 students majoring in recreation admin at UF, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree recreation administration programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in recreation admin at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Women make up 33% of the recreation admin majors at the school.

Full Recreation Administration at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#10

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

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Best Recreation Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best recreation administration colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 83
Virginia 51
North Carolina 350
Florida 391
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 145
South Carolina 181
Arkansas 73
Alabama 6
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 41

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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